Definitions for rocket
ˈrɒk ɪtrock·et

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rocket, projectile(noun)

   any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

2. rocket, rocket engine(noun)

   a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

3. rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa(noun)

   erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

4. rocket, skyrocket(noun)

   propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

5. skyrocket, rocket(verb)

   sends a firework display high into the sky

6. rocket, skyrocket(verb)

   shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

   "prices skyrocketed"

7. rocket(verb)

   propel with a rocket

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rocket(n.)

   any flying device propelled by the reactive force of hot gases expelled in the direction opposite its motion. The fuel used to generate the expelled gases in rockets may be solid or liquid; rockets propelled by liquid fuels typically have a combustible fuel (such as hydrogen or kerosene) which is combined inside the rocket engine with an oxidizer, such as liquid oxygen. Single liquid fuels (called monopropellants) are also known. Since rocket engines do not depend on a surrounding fluid medium to generate their thrust, as do airplanes with propellers or jet engines, they may be used for propulsion in the vacuum of space.

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rocket(noun)

   a cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

2. Rocket(noun)

   damewort

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

3. Rocket(noun)

   rocket larkspur. See below

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

4. Rocket(noun)

   an artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

5. Rocket(noun)

   a blunt lance head used in the joust

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

6. Rocket(verb)

   to rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rocket

   A rocket is a self-propelled, unguided weapon system powered by a rocket motor.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rocket

   rok′et, n. a firework which is projected through the air, used for making signals in war, and for saving life at sea by conveying a line over a stranded vessel.—v.i. to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.—ns. Rock′et-case, a case for holding the materials of a rocket; Rock′eter. [Old It. rocchetto; of Teut. origin. Cf. Rock, a distaff.]

2. Rocket

   rok′et, n. any one of several ornamental Old World herbs of the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family. [O. Fr. roquette—L. eruca, cole-wort.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rocket

   The well-known pyrotechnical preparation, but modified to suit various purposes. A cylindrical case charged with a fiercely burning composition, the gases of which, rushing out from the after-end against the resisting atmosphere, propel the whole forward at a rate continually increasing, until the composition be expended. It is generally kept in balance by a long light stick or tail attached. The case is made of metal or paper, and variously headed to the amount of 32 lbs. if its purpose be war (see CONGREVE-ROCKETS); life-saving (by conveying a line over a stranded vessel); even the killing of whales, when reduced to 1, 2, or 3 lbs.; or, lastly, signals, for which it is fired straight upwards.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rocket

   A rocket is a projectile which is set in motion by a force residing within itself; it therefore performs the twofold function of piece and projectile. See Pyrotechny.

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1. rocket(noun)

   A joint (see marijuana).

2. rocket(noun)

   To blast off into a high when smoking a joint.

How to pronounce rocket?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rocket in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rocket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rocket in a Sentence

1. Tim Neilsen:

   They are ejected from the rocket in different directions at high velocity, essentially acting as space buoys, to create a network of measurements that will allow us to see the structure of the aurora over a much wider area than was possible before.

2. Anastasia Kovalenko:

   It took off, at first we thought that a plane was crashing. But it was a rocket.

3. Mike Gold:

   One inevitable failure for such a young system should not in any way shake anyone's faith in the rocket or the team. What's amazing is that it took this long to happen.

4. Melissa Hanham:

   The rocket ejected, began to light, and then failed catastrophically, north Korea used heavy video editing to cover over this fact.

5. Susan Coppedge:

   If you're going to an Asian massage parlor, there's a chance that someone is not there willingly, most people don't need a massage at 4 a.m. ... It's not rocket science when it comes to the massage parlors.

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